Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Gonzalez (DDG 66) fires the Mk45 5-inch gun system during the Titans of the Sea Presidential Review. The Titans of the Sea Presidential Review is one ...

NATO warships deployed to the Red Sea have used their deck guns to shoot down Houthi drones. The deck guns fire cheaper ammunition than expensive surface-to-air missiles. Former US Navy officers told ...

F/A-18F fighter jets from VFA-11 "Red Rippers", VFA-143 "Pukin' Dogs" and VFA-81 "Sunliners" flew in formation during the ...

U.S. soldiers and Marines have fired Raytheon’s Excalibur guided artillery shell more than 1,000 times in land combat in Iraq and Afghanistan. Now, Tucson-based Raytheon Missile Systems is vying to ...

The Mk 110 gun system, known internationally as the Bofors 57 Mk 3, is the deck gun of choice for the Constellation class. It is a multi-mission, medium-caliber shipboard weapon, effective against air ...

In the 1890s, U.S. military small arms were evolving rapidly. The recent discovery of smokeless powder, along with the ...

John Perry, director of business development for weapons systems at BAE Systems, discusses automated ammunition handling for naval guns, new projectiles and electromagnetic cannons with Defense & ...

An ATS-59G with a 2M-3M naval gun. In 14 months of hard fighting since Russia widened its war on Ukraine, Russian forces have lost at least 10,000 tanks, fighting vehicles, howitzers and other ...

Tom Cruise received the U.S. Navy's Distinguished Public Service Award for his contributions through Top Gun and other films. The Navy credited Top Gun and its sequel for boosting enlistment and ...